Newey: Diffuser ban will ‘quite heavily’ affect Red Bull
The FIA has imposed a ban on off-throttle diffusers that will come into effect this weekend at Silverstone. While most teams sport a variation of it, Red Bull Racing's Adrian Newey designed …
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Peugeot ‘208’ to debut next year with new family look
It has been five years since the Peugeot 207 found early adopter homes in Europe, and it's time for the next generation. Word is that a Peugeot "208" will make its motor …
CONFIRMED: CKD Subaru model will be based on the XV Concept, brand to have 20 outlets in Malaysia by 2014!
Yesterday, we broke the news of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) and Tan Chong Group signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assemble Subaru vehicles in Malaysia, making our country the regional production …
Proton Espire (Persona R) renderings from GLC Open Day
There was an event called the GLC Open Day held over the weekend of 24-26 June at KL Convention Centre. It was a government effort to educate the public on the unique …
BREAKING: FHI and Tan Chong to make Malaysia the ASEAN production hub for Subaru, compact SUV first up!
We're accustomed to news of carmakers setting up shop in Thailand or Indonesia, making our neighbours the regional production hub for important models, but here's a piece of good news for Malaysia. …
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors wins Distributor of the Year 2010 Award, giving away service vouchers in celebration
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has been named Distributor of the Year 2010 by Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) at the recent 2011 Global Distributors Convention held in Banff, Canada. The award, according to …
Caterham and GE branding on Team Lotus T128 revealed!
Click to enlarge In our post yesterday, Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes revealed that his team's green/yellow cars will sport two new logos for this weekend's British GP. They are GE and …
Refreshed BMW 1-Series duo now in Malaysia – RM423,800 for 135i Coupe, RM319,800 for 120i Convertible
BMW Group Malaysia today introduced the refreshed 1-Series Coupe and Convertible. The Coupe will be available in 135i form and the soft top as a 120i, just like before. The company says …
Virgin partners McLaren, gets access to Woking’s facilities
Virgin Racing was one of the three new teams that joined F1 last season, but Richard Branson's latest plaything has always been in the shadow of Lotus Racing and now Team Lotus. …
VIDEO: New Toyota Camry SE, XLE, Hybrid secretly filmed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-YUFO4Nvxo The current Toyota Camry was first shown to the world, and brought to Malaysia, in 2006, with our version receiving a facelift in 2009. It has been five years already, and …
Williams dumps Cosworth for Renault engines from 2012
Williams and Renault have struck a deal that would see the Formula 1 team use the latter's engines starting next season. This move revives the "Williams Renault" name that should be no …
Team Lotus expecting a good showing at Silverstone
After a one week break from the rather dull European GP at Valencia, Formula 1 is back this coming weekend, and the circus moves to Silverstone, UK, which is the home race …
Hybrid powerhouse: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 driven in Munich
Over the past month, I've sighted on average five to six Honda Insights in my daily travels in Klang Valley. The costlier "full hybrid" Toyota Prius is a less common sight than …
Confirmed! Proton to pair CVT with its CamPro engines
Proton has officially announced that it will be introducing Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) technology to its upcoming range of cars. This move should come as no surprise to readers of this website, …
K4GP Sepang 24 Hours winning Kia donated to the team
Naza Kia is donating the Kia Picanto which won the GP-4 category at this year’s K4GP Sepang 24-Hours Endurance Race to the team that drove it, Adi Haslam Motorsports (AHM). The team, …
Adrian Newey: Audi flirted with four-cylinder F1 future
Earlier today, we posted about FIA ratifying the adoption of 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines, which will be used in F1 from 2014. This overrides the previous direction announced last December, which would …
Mad for matte: Limited edition Peugeot RCZ Asphalt for UK
Click to enlarge This is probably the first Limited Edition for the Peugeot RCZ, the French Audi TT fighter that first went on sale last May. Limited to only 75 right-hand-drive units …
F1 to use V6 turbo engines from 2014 instead of four-pot
Late last year, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) approved new regulations which will see 1.6-litre four-cylinder engines replace the current 2.4L V8s from 2013 in Formula 1. It didn't really …
Mercedes S-Class updated with new BlueDirect engines
UPDATE: Full live gallery from the launch added. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia unveiled the S-Class with updated BlueDirect engines this morning. This engine refresh exercise involves the S350L and the S500L, which will now …
Audi celebrates Le Mans victory with Limited Edition R8
Click to enlarge You knew it was coming when Audi won its tenth Le Mans title earlier this month, and here it its, the Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition. Created in honour …
